Nurses’ information exchange during older patient transfer: prevalence and associations with patient and transfer characteristics

Nurses’ information exchange during older patient transfer: prevalence and associations with patient and transfer characteristics

INTRODUCTION To ensure continuity of care, it is important to effectively communicate the health status of older patients who are transferred between health care organizations. The objectives of this study were to: (1) evaluate the prevalence of nursing transfer documents, and (2) identify patient and transfer characteristics associated with the presence of nursing transfer documents for older ...

musculoskeletal load assessment in hospital nurses with patient transfer activity

manual patient handling is known to be the major source of musculoskeletal load among hospital nurses. the objectives of the present study were determination of frequency of musculoskeletal disorders (msds) and its associated factors together with assessment of musculoskeletal load due to patient transfer by ptai method in hospital nursing staff of shiraz university of medical sciences (sums), ...

Content of nursing discharge notes: Associations with patient and transfer characteristics

Background: In situations of care transfer of older people from hospital to home care at discharge, exchanging relevant and necessary information about the patient’s health status and individual needs are of importance to ensure continuity and appropriate nursing follow-up care. Objective: The objectives of the study were to: 1) examine the content of nurses’ discharge notes of older patients’ ...

Barriers to Communication and Information Exchange in Patient Transfer and Its Consequences.

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES The patient transfer is multidisciplinary process and communication and information exchange are crucial for its successful accomplishment. The purpose of this study was to identify barriers that negatively influence communication and information exchange during the patient transfer between hospitals and the Center for Treatment Guidance and Information (CTGI) and to des...

Patient safety ¿ perspectives on evidence, information, and knowledge transfer